Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Sacred Heart Hospital
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 FL hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $28,050 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Sacred Heart Hospital charges insurers about $19,000 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pensacola, FL.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $16,961 - $20,463 | 72% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10,172 - $19,155 | 43% |
| Aetnamajor | $7,300 - $20,868 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $10,470 | 45% |
| Humanamajor | $20,868 | 89% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $33,429 | 142% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $20,665 | 88% |
| Oscar Health | $32,416 | 138% |
| WellCare | $20,260 | 86% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $10,815 - $45,585 |
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Other Procedures at Sacred Heart Hospital
Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other FL hospitals
- Larkin Community Hospital · South Miami $10,946
- Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County · St. Johns $16,012
- Ascension Sacred Heart Bay · Panama City $18,512
- Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf · Port Saint Joe $19,061
- Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast · Miramar Beach $19,069
- Ascension St Vincent's Southside · Jacksonville $19,499
- Ascension St Vincent's Riverside · Jacksonville $19,683
- Ascension St Vincent's Clay County · Middleburg $19,693
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.